Keep your Happy Holidays to yourself, this is Christmas

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I think it's time I share my thoughts regarding a Happy Holiday greeting that I have heard many folks talk about.

I am very tired of the staff in various stores saying, "Happy Holidays" to me right after I have just wished them a Merry Christmas.

Staff tell me that it is a store policy to say Happy Holidays instead of Merry Christmas, even when they are wished a Merry Christmas from their customer for fear of insulting people.

Well I am insulted by this.

This is Christmas for all Christians not just a general holiday. It is a celebration of Jesus Christ's Birthday.

All faiths should be respected, which means that I would wish others at their holiday times a congratulations (Hanukkah, Diwali, etc.) rather than diluting the significant meaning within a faith.

Such as happens with Happy Holidays, and wish them all the best on their special days.

My father and I served and fought for Canada, and we respect the rights of other ethnic groups in Canada, and think for the most part we all live together very harmoniously.

Yet, taking Jesus Christ out of our life is not good for anyone. We are not a secular society founded on secular beliefs.

I do not respect the stores or store managers who force their employees to say Happy Holidays. Being politically correct is being politically intolerant, for all faiths. That is how I see it. So I think the next time I'm wished Happy Holidays in a store, I'll put my purchase back on the shelf and explain to the attending staff why I am not going to make the purchase.

Here's a great idea store managers and owners: Make it a store policy that the staff wish everyone a Merry Christmas, or at least everyone that wishes them a Merry Christmas first.